Veteran trader Scott Melker breaks down his crypto portfolio and explains why layer-1 protocols should play a central role in everyone’s investment strategy. Scott Melker, veteran trader and pocaster, is convinced that major layer-1 protocols should be part of everyone’s investment portfolio. Instead of picking individual crypto projects, such as NFTs or blockchain games, Melker...Continue Reading

Semiconductors are making headlines again this year but to what extent can the shortage be attributed to crypto miners? Over the last couple of years, the world has been grappling with the lack of semiconductors, which are the substances that conduct electricity between metals and isolates. The most famous semiconductor is silicon.  If correlating this...Continue Reading

Sports and crypto have gone hand in hand over the past couple of years as most sporting companies across various niches have onboarded crypto firms as their brand partners. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the popular mixed martial arts organization, will be paying out fan bonuses to its fighters in Bitcoin (BTC). The fan bonus will...Continue Reading

Bolt expects to integrate its checkout system with cryptocurrencies by the end of 2022, allowing consumers to buy physical goods with crypto. San Francisco-based e-commerce startup Bolt is moving into cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) by acquiring fiat-to-crypto and payment infrastructure firm Wyre. According to a joint announcement on Thursday, Bolt has reached a definitive agreement...Continue Reading

NFTs and the Metaverse are the hottest topics in the cryptocurrency ecosystem right now, but the next big thing might just be decentralized social media. Like decentralized finance, decentralized social media platforms dont have a centralized governing body and may, someday, provide viable alternatives to established platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. The technology...Continue Reading

XCC is positioned as a supporting mechanism to XCLAIM, a protocol which acts as the foundational layer for Interlay’s Bitcoin one-to-one backed asset interBTC. Interoperability network Interlay has released a 21-page technical whitepaper, titled XCC: Theft-Resilient and Collateral-Optimized Cryptocurrency-Backed Assets, advocating for the imminent development of cross-blockchain interoperability solutions to unlock a plethora of potential...Continue Reading

Music industry experts and leading musicians discussed and showcased NFTs at the 2022 Grammys. The billion-dollar music industry has shown recent interest in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as musicians everywhere are beginning to understand the power of moving away from centralized business models.  This concept is currently being demonstrated by early innovators like the popular rapper...Continue Reading

CryptoVoxels will be the home of the Spells of Genesis trading card exhibit, as NFT galleries become increasingly commonplace in the metaverse. Thursday marks the fifth anniversary of Spells of Genesis; generally regarded as the very first play-to-earn blockchain game. EverdreamSoft, the game studio behind SoG, first distributed many of the game’s trading card-based NFTs...Continue Reading

The crypto community’s true impact shone through as a fellow crypto user battling a cancer diagnosis received broad support and financial contributions towards his treatment therapy. When a respected member of Crypto Twitter and the Deadfellas nonfungible token (NFT) community detailed the immense financial burden of his cancer treatment, the crypto community demonstrated its kindness and...Continue Reading

Crypto Accept allows online sellers to accept BTC and ETH before expanding to other digital assets next year. Nium, a cross-border payments firm based in Singapore, has announced the launch of a new API-based solution that will allow businesses to start accepting cryptocurrency payments. As per the announcement, the newly launched product is called Crypto...Continue Reading